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All ordinances passed by the legislative body requiring publication shall take effect from and after the due publication thereof, unless otherwise expressly provided. Ordinances not requiring publication shall take effect from their passage, unless otherwise expressly provided.
(A) Whenever any ordinance or part of an ordinance shall be repealed or modified by a subsequent ordinance, the ordinance or part of an ordinance thus repealed or modified shall continue in force until the due publication of the ordinance repealing or modifying it when publication is required to give effect thereto, unless otherwise expressly provided.
(B) No suit, proceedings, right, fine, forfeiture, or penalty instituted, created, given, secured, or accrued under any ordinance previous to its repeal shall in any way be affected, released, or discharged, but may be prosecuted, enjoyed, and recovered as fully as if the ordinance had continued in force unless it is otherwise expressly provided.
(C) When any ordinance repealing a former ordinance, clause, or provision shall be itself repealed, the repeal shall not be construed to revive the former ordinance, clause, or provision, unless it is expressly provided.
(A) If the legislative body shall desire to amend any existing chapter or section of this code, the chapter or section shall be specifically repealed and a new chapter or section, containing the desired amendment, substituted in its place.
(B) Any ordinance which is proposed to add to the existing code a new chapter or section shall indicate, with reference to the arrangement of this code, the proper number of such chapter or section. In addition to such indication thereof as may appear in the text of the proposed ordinance, a caption or title shall be shown in concise form above the ordinance.
(A) As histories for the code sections, the specific number and passage date of the original ordinance, and the most recent 3 amending ordinances, if any, are listed following the text of the code section. Example: (Ord. 10, passed 5-13-60; Am. Ord. 15, passed 1-1-70; Am. Ord. 20, passed 1-1-80; Am. Ord. 25, passed 1-1-85)
(B) (1) If a statutory cite is included in the history, this indicates that the text of the section reads substantially the same as the statute.
Example: (Wis. Stat. 83A.090) (Ord. 10, passed 1-17-80; Am. Ord. 20, passed 1-1-85).
(2) If a statutory cite is set forth as a "statutory reference" following the text of the section, this indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information.
Example:
§ 39.01 PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE.
This municipality shall make available to any person for inspection or copying all public records, unless otherwise exempted by state law.
Statutory reference:
For provisions concerning the inspection of public records, see Wis. Stat. §§ 19.21 et seq.
(A) Any person who violates any provision of this Code of Ordinances for which no other specific penalty has been provided shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50, nor more than $500, plus costs and fees. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
(B) Any person who violates any provision of this Code of Ordinances for which a state statute requires that the penalty for violation shall conform to the penalty provided by statute, shall be subject to the penalty provided under the applicable state statute.
(C) Any person who shall fail to pay a forfeiture for violation of any provision of this Code of Ordinances shall be subject to imprisonment until the forfeiture shall be paid, but not exceeding 90 days or until otherwise discharged pursuant to law.
(D) In addition to any of the above provisions of this section, any person who violates any provision of this Code of Ordinances may be ordered to perform community service in lieu of a forfeiture, and may be ordered to make restitution as provided by state law.
Statutory reference:
Community work service in lieu of forfeiture, see Wis. Stat. § 800.095
Fees in forfeiture actions, see Wis. Stat. § 814.63
Restitution in addition to forfeiture, see Wis. Stat. § 800.093
Cross-reference:
Uniform ordinance bond schedule adopted by reference, see Ch. 3.8